Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
VERVET
vervet, vervet monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus
(noun) South African monkey with black face and hands
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vervet (plural vervets)
A small African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops or Chlorocebus pygerythrus, having a long tail, a black face with white cheek tufts and a greenish-brown coat
Synonyms
• green monkey
• grivet
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"vet, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, or Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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